Light as a feather

Here's my first piece for 2013. It's a bangle with the inscription light as a feather.   

Sterling silver, fine silver, 18ct gold.

Peacock

 Sterling silver, Australian blue sapphire, emeralds, lapis lazuli beads.

Sterling silver, 18ct gold, Australian sapphires, lapis lazuli drops.

Another bee

Sterling silver, fine silver, 18ct gold, Australian blue sapphires, carnelian beads.

Amber Bee

I found some amber in my studio that I bought years ago, so I made this little bee neckpiece.

Sterling silver, fine silver, amber, 10mm onyx beads. 28mm x 36mm.

The forest and the sea

These bangles from 2007 had inscriptions stamped on them.

 deep in the black forest a ruby moon lights the way, Sterling silver, 18ct gold, ruby.

deep in the ocean a pearly moon lights the way, Sterling silver, pink and blue sapphires, pearl.

Angel

 Blue sapphire angel neckpiece- Sterling silver, fine silver, blue sapphire, white agate beads.

Ruby angel neckpiece- Sterling silver, fine silver, ruby, onyx beads.

Retrospective 3- Taking the air with Master Basho and Maestro Ravel.

This was an exhibition I had in 2008. I was fortunate enough to receive a grant from the Australia Council for the Arts to complete this project. It was an imaginary twilight walk I took with 17th century Haiku poet Matsuo Basho and 19th century composer Maurice Ravel. This exhibition was at e.g.etal.

I think you could say that the moral of this story is that if you have a solo show you should probably get it photographed by a professional photographer, obviously I didn't. I took these photos myself and didn't realise how bad they were until the show was over. Really disappointing. I've reconciled with it now but it took a long time to get over.  

Tattooed whale neckpiece- sterling silver, fine silver, blue and pink sapphires, Iranian beads with silver inlay.

Text box- Master Basho

Garden Gate neckpiece- sterling silver, natural agate beads.

The House of  Basho neckpiece- Sterling silver, fine silver, 18ct gold, pink sapphires, black jade beads with pyrite.

I listen to the dripping of rain...Sterling silver, clear quartz beads and faceted drop.

Text box- Maestro Ravel.

The house of Ravel neckpiece- Sterling silver, fine silver, 18ct gold, blue and pink sapphires, fossilised mammoth ivory beads.
Pink cloud brooch- Sterling silver, fine silver, handmade felt.

La Valse neckpiece- Sterling silver, fine silver, handmade felt, white agate beads.
Cloud brooch- Sterling silver, fine silver, handmade felt.

Text box- Jennifer Martin.

The House of Jennifer Martin neckpiece- Sterling silver, fine silver, 18ct gold, blue and pink sapphires, turquoise and howlite beads.
Blue cloud brooch- Sterling silver, fine silver, handmade felt.

Moon and petit pois neckpieces- Sterling silver, fine silver, pearls, tea stained jade, chrysoprase beads.

Fireflys- Sterling silver, 18ct gold, 9ct gold, diamonds.

Cat with a firefly lantern brooch- Sterling silver, fine silver, 18ct gold, diamonds, pearls, handmade felt, thread.

Owl Lady

Sterling silver, fine silver, citrine.

Portrait of an owl

Sterling silver, fine silver, agate beads.

Earrings

 coral earrings- sterling silver, 18ct gold, citrine, purple sapphire, ametrine.

 stick earrings- sterling silver, 18ct gold, peridot.

bee earrings- sterling silver, 18ct gold, carnelian.

Pencil Tree

Blue Pearls

Blue Pearl necklace, sterling silver, 18ct gold, pearls, sapphire.

Blue Pearl earrings, sterling silver, fine silver, 18ct gold, pearls.

Soap Whale

I found a piece of soap that looked like a whale.

soap, feather, shell, pearl, saucer.

Radiant Being!

Radiant Being! shell, beeswax, crystals, (my hand) 2012

This is work from my Masters. It is part of my Whale piece. It is the stand that holds the mirror which holds the breath of the whale.  

I didn't make it with this poem in mind but when I came across it I thought of this image.

     To see a World in a Grain of Sand

And a heaven in a Wild Flower,

         Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand

And Eternity in an hour.

From Auguries of Innocence by William Blake (1757-1827)

The Mystical Menagerie

This is the work I presented for my Masters of Fine Art assessment.  My project was about exploring personal, historical and mystical narratives through jewellery, objects and drawing. 

 The owl and the mirror. Sterling silver, fine silver, hematite beads, fabric.

 The Bee and the Jar. Sterling silver, fine silver, 18 ct gold, citrine, collected jars, beeswax, crystals.

 The Rabbit and the teacup. Stering silver, fine silver, pyrite beads, lace.

 Whale and Radiant Being!  Sterling silver, fine silver, shell, mirror, crystals, beeswax, wood, paint, fabric.

The  Turtle and the wounded table. Fine silver, pyrite beads, collected objects, sand.

 The Spider and the Web. Sterling silver, fine silver, pyrite beads, 18 ct gold.